Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is right behind! We had a houseful of company all last week and a table full on Thanksgiving Day, something for which I am very grateful. Our grandkids are teens and will all be out of high school in less than two years. Having everyone together is a blessing. WeContinue reading “Holiday Greetings!”
Author Archives: Janice Airhart
Home
I missed posting anything on Substack last week because my husband and I made a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma to visit friends and to hold a book event for my latest book, Subject to Change: Teaching and Learning from Teen Moms. I spent the days prior to the trip obsessing over what to bring andContinue reading “Home”
Serving Others as a Path to Fulfillment
These are dark and uncertain times. I’m often overwhelmed by news of yet another deliberate cruelty or falsehood presented as fact by the current administration. I sometimes feel there is little I can do to effect change and a return to what I’ve always thought were basic American values: honesty, empathy, and care for eachContinue reading “Serving Others as a Path to Fulfillment”
Over Under: One Row at a Time
A couple of months ago, I checked out two books on weaving from my local library. I was inspired by the lovely items a good friend of mine created and gifted to me over the past couple of years. I’m well-seasoned in the crafts of crochet and sewing and have boxes of fabric and yarnContinue reading “Over Under: One Row at a Time”
Eating Crow
Life is full of incidents that teach humility, and I’ve met quite a lot of them. Being the kind of person who charges ahead with my own agenda, led by an innate curiosity and dogged determination, I often get smacked upside the head with the facts. Sometimes things are just harder than I expect; sometimesContinue reading “Eating Crow”
What’s in a Name?
I once read an article advocating a minimum age requirement for getting a tattoo by comparing body art to a drunken climb up a water tower with a can of spray paint. “At seventeen, you might think it will impress your girlfriend to scrawl her name inside a heart where everyone driving by can enjoyContinue reading “What’s in a Name?”
Book Release Day! Subject to Change: Teaching and Learning from Teen Moms
Today is the day! My second memoir, Subject to Change, is officially released! It’s been a frustrating, surprising, and rewarding journey. I’m both older and wiser, and I couldn’t ask for anything more. The process of creating Subject to Change wasn’t unlike the adventure it describes: changing my career direction at age 55 to becomeContinue reading “Book Release Day! Subject to Change: Teaching and Learning from Teen Moms”
PT: Physical Therapy or Physical Torture?
I have a love-hate relationship with PT. Many years ago, I went through two series of sessions for frozen shoulder—once in each shoulder. Those resolved completely, and I was sold on the benefits of PT. A couple of years later, I did several weeks of PT exercises for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) pain. Let me justContinue reading “PT: Physical Therapy or Physical Torture?”
Community First! Village: Housing the Homeless
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece about Mobile Loaves & Fishes, a truck ministry that provides meals to my homeless neighbors in the Austin, Texas area. But the truck ministry is not the only program ML&F administers. The neighbors who are fed from the food truck are often homeless due to temporaryContinue reading “Community First! Village: Housing the Homeless”
What is Truth?
In the past few weeks, I’ve been doing deep dives into organizations that I support politically and those I support that do good in my community. This week I want to focus on the Truth Brigade (TB) and why its mission is important. I’ve already written a post about “Truth Sandwiches” where I describe TB’sContinue reading “What is Truth?”
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